Apparel-waist.



No. 652,458. Patented mm 26, WW

J. A. FIWART.

APPAREL WAIST.

- (No Model.

UNITED SIfATEs ATEN Fries J OSEPHINEJA. OF SPBl NGFlELD, ILLINOIS.

APPAREL WAEISTL srncnucarrorr formingpart of Letters Patent a... ceases, dated June 2c, 1900.

Application filed August 12,1299. fiariallll'o. 727,015. on model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPHINE A. FAYART, a citizen of the United States, residing at Springfield, in the county of Sangamon and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Blouse Garments, of which the following is such a full, clear, and exact description as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use my said invention.

My invention relates to garments of that class usually made of wash fabrics for chil drens wear; and the purposes of my invention are to provide a waist and a securing device therefor so constructed and arranged asto avoid gaping of the garment, so con-- structed and arranged that the securing device may be easily withdrawn for laundering the garment and may be readily replaced atter the garment is laundered, so constructed and arranged that the garment will readily adapt itself to the person of the wearer, and

. so constructed and arranged that after the band is once adjusted to the wearer the garment may be put on or taken 0% without disturbing the connections of the band with the garment.

With these ends in view my invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts shown in the annexed drawings, to which reference is hereby made, and hereinafter particularly described, and pointed out in the claim.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a blouse-garment embodyingmy improvements. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detached top plan view of the securing device and the means for drawing the same through its sheath or casing in the garment. Fig. 3 is a horizontal longitudinal section through the securingdevice and the drawpin or bod-kin therein on the line 3 3 of Fig.

2. Fig. 4 is an enlarged front elevation of a portion of the lower front part of the garment extended and shows the overlapping fore parts, the positions of the buttons and buttonholes thereon, and the casing at the lower extremity of the garment. Fig. 5 is an enlarged elevation of a portion of the lower part of the garment extended, as viewed from the inside, and shows the overlapping fore parts, the buttons on the inner side thereof,

ment, and the securing device in position in the casing. Fig. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of an alternative form of the securingdevice. perspective view of the bodkin employed with the securing device.

Similar letters of reference designate like parts in all of the views. a

The garment proper, A, may be made of.

any suitable material and in any prevailing style. 7

For the purpose of illustrating my invention I have shown a garment of which the general structure is well known, and I will now-describe my modifications and improvements as applied thereto.

At the lower extremity of the garment the fabric is turned inward and upward andstitohed so as to form a casing at, extending entirely around the lower extremity of the garment. The fore parts of the garment overlap, as clearly shown in Figs. 1, 4, and 5. Buttons B are secured to one fore part and fit in buttonholes in theother fore part. On the inner side of the fore parts buttons B are secured, one on each fore part. side of each fore part is a slit at, opening into the casing a. Thesecuring device in its preferable form consists of three parts-viz., an

elastic strip or band 1), a buttonhole plate D, secured to one end of said band, and a combined bodkin and buttonhole-plate D secured to the other end of said band. When the securing device is in place in the casing, the plates D and D engage with the buttons B, as clearly shown in Fig. 5. The plates D and l) are pierced near their free ends by holes, in which a detachable pin 1) fits, the pin" serving as a bodkin to introduce the securing device into the casing in the garment. I prefer to use the buttonhole-plate having a bodkin d integral with the plate I), as shown; but it is obvious that the buttonholeplate maybe modified, as shown,and adetachable bodkin D may be used therewith. without departing from invention. It is obvious also that the plate D may be used at both ends of the elastic band, and the detachable bodkin D may be used therewith without departing from my invention. Instead of using an elastic band having at both ends a button- Fig. 7 is an enlarged detached the casing at the lower extremity of the. gar- On the inner hole-plate, such as D", or anelasticband haw iiig at one end abuttoith'ole-plate;-sueh asD", and having at its other end a combined bodkin and buttonhole-plate, such as D or a buttonhole-plate, such as D, usable with a detachable bcdkin, substantially such as D I may, without departing from my invention, use an elastic band haviugat one of its ends a button E and having at its other en'd a bufi al eut fastening device on". the'inner side of the fore parts of the garment iu such manner th at the garment wi'll gather Willie balm} that the lower part otither garmen'ti will expand; with the sttetehingfo'fi "the band and will b'edrawu'together'by the contraction of the band and in such manner that after the band isinserted iii!" the casing'anei'l its-ends cenneeted withthe securing'devices' on the use parts'efi the garment and i th eband ance I at justtd fib'iihWIfBlStmbf the wearer'- the gar; ment may be put on or'taken ofiwithbut=dis'-- turbin g the connection =cf thebaad with the garment, and means for openingthe casing and imtrodncing-the'elastic band therein; sub

stantiailyas-described."

plates- D and D are ofi somewhat greater width than the band D and. have transverse slots d throughwhich the= ends of the bandpass' and" the endsct "the" band are deubied baei an'd'istitehed' on the-bane seastc secure the plateste'tiiehand: The

-- piatesifl and-'D have roundopenings d -with -slot extensiens d f The open in-gsd are of such size aeitepermit the-battens B to passfreelytheretlircugh, andthe slot exten stone d are of such size that the shanks- 0E ther'buttensfit leesely thereim I Bfireasem of? the plates D the D Being; wider-than the band D the plates when intro dueed into" the casing and pushed i there:

through cpeirthe casing; so "that theb'and great advantagabecause it is found iii practiee'ithat 'atter agarmient has been-laundered the starch used in laundering causes the sides of the casing to stick together, and in order to facilitate the insertion of the band ,it is'necessary toopen the casing the. full Width'cfj'the Ibandf If'the casingis not thus I opened, it is foundin practice that the band sticks ini the casing and there is great-danger of breaking the band or tearing the garment. An additionalv advantage is that by :havin'g'the case fully open; so that the band may move freely therein, the fabric gathers iu'niformly on the band; the elastic action of the band is more evenly distributed, and a {better adjustmentau'd' setof the garment is fattained. An additionaladi antageisthat 7o bynsing an elastic band,--as-- distinguished from a draw-string orae'ord, the Width'ofthe baird serves a useful purpcse'im-holdiug a iwider'part' of the: garment irwclose' cmita'et' ing the tileiied u p part of th ega'rmen t ff-0m slipping down, tctirediscomfert of the'wearerand to the" detriment 0E theappea rarrce -of" .thegarment: I

, Having wily-described my-in ventic1r= what so 1 'ciaim-asnew; amides! fete secureby fitters- P s---- I i It a garment} ottiiewiass'descrihd; the combihatiom of a maimfabrie'hhvingwvew tendingaround thejlowe'i partbf s'aid -fagbric, also having in eaeh =f6're part a slit -openin'g time said casing; securingdevi'ces =0n the'in siee ofth e" mate-fabric, one-"0t said seeming fie-vices-=-bein'gfcontignotrs-to'eacir of'theslits 90 in? themaim eta-re; adetachableeiastic-band 3 (fitting 'looselyin' the casing 'ihthe-fabric see curing devices-secured to -thefehd's -ofi and wider: than said band an'd adapted to receiize 4 Ea bodkin, also adapted to engage w'itlr'the -gs, Esecuringdevieeson the-fabric; and a bod-kin fitti'ng :iit the-securing devices-om said band I and servi'ug-"ih connection therewith th own {the casing iii the ram-re; as set=fbrthb In withesswhereof Ih'avehereu-ntb-si j-my name, at Springfieid, Illinois; tli-is fithday oeAu uss; .1899:

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may be easily-introduced. I This'featu re-isoih' Hi L. Mtrssrrmem with the bedyot thewearer; thereby prevent lapping freparts; alse'havingamasingex 

